Your Privacy Rights / Effective Date
This Privacy Policy
shall apply only to individuals and solely to information collected by this
Web site. This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2005 ("Effective
Date") and applies to personal and financial
information submitted on this Web site on or after the Effective Date.
Our Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is important to us,
as well as to our subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "we," "us" or "our")
and we are committed to treating your personal information responsibly. To
better protect your privacy, we have posted this notice explaining our online
information gathering and dissemination practices and the choices you can make
about the collection and use of the personal information you submit using the
Web site on which this Privacy Policy is posted. Use of this Web site constitutes
your consent to our collection and use of personal data in accordance with
the terms hereof. We use industry standard safeguards to protect the confidentiality
of personal information we collect from visitors to this Web site. Personal
information collected is accessible only by designated staff or agents of our
organization who are also bound to this statement, except as expressly described
below. However, it is important to recognize that "perfect security" does
not exist on the Internet. While we endeavor to maintain appropriate physical
and electronic procedures and safeguards to protect information collected from
this Web site, we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any information that
you disclose online and transmit to us, and you understand that you do so at
your own risk.
Personal Information We Collect
We will not collect any personally
identifiable information about you through this Web site unless you provide
it to us voluntarily, with the exception of your computer's IP address. The
information we collect will vary depending on how you use this Web site. On
some pages you can register or request to receive materials, announcements
and other information from us or from others. The types of personal information
collected may include, without limitation, your name and contact information
(such as your postal address, zip code, phone number or e-mail address), your
gender, the number and/or ages of members of your household or business, information
about the type of properties you are interested in and other general information
relating to product preferences, personal interests, household income or areas
of interest on our Web site. We do not collect or maintain information from
those we know to be under the age of 18. We will not contact children under
age 18. In addition to the information provided by Web site visitors, our computers
automatically receive and record information from your Internet browser, including
your IP address, cookie information, and the pages you request (see "Cookies
and Other Tracking Methods").
Use and Disclosure of Your Information
We use information
you provide on an aggregated basis to do such things as enhance our site and
better understand the profile of our online audience. We may also use this
data, both aggregate and personal to you, to enhance your site experience on
our site by displaying content and marketing messages that we believe will
be of interest to you. In some cases we use your personal information to send
newsletters to you that you request. We may provide your information to third
parties such as homebuilders and service and product providers to enable them
to follow-up with you on your requests. We may also use your information for
market research purposes, for project planning or for developing prospect lists
for our existing and future communities. In doing so, we may reproduce, publish,
broadcast or post such information to third parties.
Limited Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell
or rent your personal information or share your personal information with other
people or nonaffiliated companies, except with your permission, or under the
following limited circumstances:
• We may need to share the information or send the information to trusted partners who work on our behalf under confidentiality agreements in order to provide the information, product or services you have requested or to help us communicate with you about offers (provided that these companies do not have any independent rights to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us, unless they have your consent to do.
• We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information about our users with homebuilders and service and product providers for marketing and promotional purposes.
• We may store and disclose personal information as allowed or required by applicable law, including making disclosures in order to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process.
• We may establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims as necessary or advisable to protect the rights, safety or property of our communities or others and to conform to legal or regulatory requirements.
• We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of the Web site terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
• We transfer information about you if this company is acquired by or merged with another company.
• Third parties (hackers) may unlawfully intercept or access information or confidential transmissions.
Use of Links
This Web site may contain links to third-party
Web sites for homebuilders, retailers, service providers and others, are provided
solely as a convenience to viewers and not as an endorsement of such sites.
While we try to only provide links to Web sites maintained by reputable organizations,
you should be aware that these third parties might be able to gather information
from and about you if you visit their Web sites. In these cases, those third
parties will use such information in accordance with their own privacy policies,
which may differ substantially from our policy. We assume no liability for
the privacy practices of such sites and are not responsible for the availability
or content of, any off-site pages or any other sites linked to our Web site.
Linking to off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.
Cookies and Other Tracking Methods
"Cookies" are
pieces of information stored on your computer. We use cookies or, in a limited
number of cases, IP addresses for a number of reasons. They allow us to better
understand how individuals use our site and can help us improve our Web site
or a marketing message to better match your needs and interests. Cookies can
also help you remember your user name and password on protected areas of Web
sites. You are always free to decline our cookies and continue to use our Web
site if the tools in your browser permits, but some parts of our site may not
work properly or as efficiently if you do.
Correcting Your Personal Information-- Opt-Out Right
We make
every effort to keep your information current and accurate. Thus, we ask that
you notify us in the manner described below of any changes to your personal
information.
Please notify us of any changes to your personal information via
e-mail, telephone or postal mail at the address shown in the last section of
this Privacy Policy.
You may request to be removed from our email list by clicking the “ unsubscribe” link in any email you receive from us. Or, you may notify us via e-mail, telephone or postal mail at the address shown in the last section of this Privacy Policy. If you elect not to receive any future contacts from us, we will endeavor to remove your name from our e-mail list within 10 business days.
Notification of Changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated
and modified by us at our discretion. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy
or if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that affect user
information already collected through our site, we will post a notice of those
changes on our Homepage. We will use information in accordance with the Privacy
Policy under which the information was collected. If you do not agree to any
provision of this Privacy Policy, or any update or modification thereto, please
do not use our Web site.